He hurricane Helenealready degraded to a post-tropical cyclone, this Saturday left more than fifty dead and great havoc in five states of the southeastern United States before continuing to lose strength heading north in the interior of the country.
According to the latest accounts, the meteorological phenomenon, which entered as hurricane Category 4 storm in Florida on Thursday night, has caused at least 19 dead in Carolina south; 17 in Georgia; 11 in Florida; 6 in Carolina of the Northand one in Virginia.
The authorities continue working on the tasks of rescue of survivors and recovery of the affected areas, which have faced dangerous floods and river flooding as a result of torrential rains, hurricane-force winds and tornadoes.
According to the Center of Prediction Meteorological, it is expected that Helene continue to weaken and dissipate on Monday, but until then there is a risk of heavy rain in parts of Ohio and the valleys of Tennessee, which could reach the Appalachian mountain range on Sunday.
He Center National of Hurricanes warned today that there have been floods record in the southern Appalachian Mountains and called for caution due to the risk posed by fallen power poles, also warning that blackouts could continue for a while in some areas.
In his last bulletinearly in the afternoon, this entity confirmed that Helene It was approaching Nashville (Tennessee) and Louisville (Kentucky) with winds of 30 kilometers per hour, much more slowly.
Systems meteorological
- Meanwhile, two other systems meteorological Still in the center of the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Joyce and the hurricane Isaac, category two.
- He president American, Joe Bidentoday offered his condolences to the victims and families through a message on X in which he described the “overwhelming” devastation of the hurricane Helene and approved a declaration of emergency for Tennessee.
- The Agency Federal for Emergency Management (FEMA) has deployed more than 800 troops and coordinates a federal force of more than 3,200 workers, including the American Red Cross, which is sheltering 1,900 in a hundred shelters. people evacuated, according to a note.
In Carolina of the North There were 400 blocked roads today, especially in the west of the state, which makes the tasks of emergency; The alpine city of Asheville was one of the most affected, practically isolated by land and without electricity.
About 3 million of people They are still without power for a dozen states this Saturday, and the most affected are the two Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, indicates the PowerOutage portal.
The flights with delays This Saturday in the US there were more than 1,700, while about 160 have been cancelled, and the most affected airports were Asheville and Charlotte (Carolina of the North), and Atlanta and Augusta (Georgia), according to the Flightaware portal.
